Making Of Pir Panchal Railway Tunnel : A Photo Feature

Asia’s second longest railway tunnel is about to be thrown open for public by Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh today, June 26 2013. The much awaited tunnel is an engineering marvel. Constructed in rugged terrains, the tunnel is aligned from North to South for its length.

Kashmir Life’s photo chief Bilal Bahadur visited the place many times before and captured the making of tunnel which Dr Singh along with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is going to inaugurate.

Provision of 3m wide concrete road inside the tunnel throughout the length for maintenance and emergency relief purpose and usage of geotechnical instruments for routine monitoring .

Over 1500 workers were employed to work on the project. Most of the labourers engaged were from Nepal and various states of India, several departments of HCC engineers and foreign technicians have been involved in specialized tasks on the tunnel